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A reader prompts a new feature printing twenty questions across subjects such as history science geography literature arithmetic religion sports economics famous sayings natural history and more. Each issue will present twenty questions with answers in a future issue to encourage readers to search for knowledge and compare results.
Tricky World Facts Quiz Prompts A Marathon of History and Geography
A collection of questions covering discovery of the Pacific Ocean oldest U S town settlements earth surface area human vision landmarks Greek letters college fraternities famous quotes automotive speed figures about slavery Yale College origins and notable actors explorers coastlines lyric poets and U S resources.
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Pacific Ocean
United States
St. Louis
Yale College
Brance
America
Accidents that gave birth to major industries
A cheese slip during lunch led to superior copper disk wax records and a thousand dollar idea. Nickel iron ribbon welding by salt solved a submarine cable flux issue. A French chemist’s moisture accident yielded liquid oxygen, ending a long search. An accidental event created a safer explosive substitute.
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France
Floyd W. Parsons
Saturday Evening Post
Prophecy of Lake Chrissie Foretells Boer Subjugation
The article recounts an old Kaffir medicine man's prophecy tied to Lake Chrissie near Ermelo in the eastern Transvaal. It claims the lake would dry and Boers would lose independence, a fate the piece connects to British subjugation.
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Chrissie
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Cape
Daddy's Evening Fairy Tale About Lazy Snails
A father tells his children a tale of snails hosting a dance without exertion. The snails invite guests, hire lizards to serve ice cream, and merely stand at the edge of their shells saying hello and goodbye while the party entertains itself. The snails nap through the event, slipping in brief snoozes as others enjoy the dancing.
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Daddy
Nancy
Nick
Funny World Riddles Headline About Objects
A playful verse contrasts common object features noting a pin with a head but no eyes and a needle with an eye but no head. It quizzes everyday items from chairs to rulers and rivers, ending with a cliffing image about a saw and teeth.
The Model Scout's Dawn Prank Causes a Rushing Pair
Johnny the Model Scout boasts at breakfast of a prank that spooked Mr and Mrs Brown into racing for the 8:15 train. The bulldog chase forced them to hurry, arriving just in time.
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Johnny
Bright Son Rides Out On Mortgage Tie Up
The dialogue hints at a family dispute over finances as Bright Son jokes that his father is away on a ride linked to a mortgage. Mia and Brown-Where's your father? part of a quirky exchange.
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Mia. Brown
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